re: What does PM see in Bianco?

In order to stay at LSU he had to have his scholarship percentage reduced.

A team can’t just unilaterally reduce a kid’s percentage.

He had to enter the portal, become a “free agent,” then return to LSU under a new agreement.

I have no idea if he actually looked around any. My guess is that if some solid mid major had offered him to play SS and bat third he’d have gone. But my understanding is that Bianco entering the portal was mostly a procedural maneuver.